The world marks Earth Day each April 22. This video features stunning images of Nature along with the beautiful words of a prayer written by United Methodist Bishop Ken Carter when he was a pastor in North Carolina in 2005. View this video as part of your personal reflection. View Video All United Methodists are…
Caring for Creation should be a natural response to loving Jesus. I am in awe over the intricacies and systems created that support life. To love my neighbor as myself, I must care and act so my neighbors can have clean water, air and healthy food. I care because God cares for what He’s created
This month, celebrate our Earth by 1) enjoying nature, and 2) making simple changes to your routine that will have a positive impact on our environment.
As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contributions, we remember his tireless advocacy and vision for a more just and compassionate country. His words continue to guide us forward as we strive to become a more peaceful and just people.
The new year is a great time for reflections, prayers, and getting together with families, friends, and loved ones. Here is a prayer to be mindful of God’s place in our lives.
The most famous poem to emerge from World War I was John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields “(1915). Memorized by countless schoolchildren in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States since then, its first lines guaranteed that the poppy became the flower of remembrance for that great conflict. The poem’s first two stanzas have become a…
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, an armistice went into effect between the Allied nations and Germany. When Woodrow Wilson was president in 1919 he declared November 11th as Armistice Day. In 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation officially changing the…
The first Sunday in October is World Communion Sunday. Here is some information about communion and World Communion Sunday. See you Sunday! Communion: The Meal that Makes Us One As one of two sacraments of The United Methodist Church, Holy Communion has become a practice repeated time and time again to receive nourishment for the…
